What color is #521335?

#521335 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #521335?

The RGB value is 82, 19, 53: 82 red, 19 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #521335?

The complementary color is #135230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #521335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#521335 color

#521335 rgb(82, 19, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #521335 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 7.5% green and 20.8% blue (82, 19, 53).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 35% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#521335 color codes

HEX	`#521335`
RGB	`rgb(82, 19, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 7.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 35%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, 32.39, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 32.89, 349.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.355, 2.517, 3.624)`
Decimal	`5378869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #521335, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #521335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#521335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #521335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #521335; }
.text { color: #521335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #521335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 19 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #521335, #521316); }

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Questions

What color is #521335?: #521335 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #521335?: The RGB value is 82, 19, 53: 82 red, 19 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #521335?: The complementary color is #135230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #521335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.